1. Repeat the Takbir statement (i.e. Allahu Akbar; Allah is the Greatest) three times while raising your hands to the level of your ears
2.Recite the Tasbih az-Zahra' litany.34 times AllahuAkbar , 33 times Alhamdolillah , 33 times Subhanallah
3.Recite this dua "La ilaha illa allahu ilahan wahidan": | pps
2.Then, say the following:
3.Then, say the dua 'Allahumma ihdiny min `indika':
4.Before you move from your prayer-place, repeat the following litany ten times:
It is narrated that a great reward is obtained by saying this litany,
especially after the Dawn (Fajr) and Evening (`Isha') obligatory Prayers and at sunrise and sunset.
6.Then, say the 'subhana allahi kullama sabbaha' :
5.Recite the following Qur'anic texts:
(i) Surah al-Hamd (i.e. al-Fatihah No. 1), (ii) Ayah al-Kursi (2:255-257), (iii) Verses of Bearing Witness (Ayat al-Shahadah; 3:18-19), (iv) Verses of Kingdom (Ayah al-Mulk; 3:26-27), and (v) Verses of Subservience (Ayah al-Sakharah 7:54-56)
(1) Surah al-Hamd (i.e. al-Faatehah No. 1),
(2) Ayah al-Kursi (2:255-257),
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
اللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّوْمُۚ لَا تَاْخُذُهٗ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌؕ لَهٗ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِؕ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِهٖؕ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْۚ وَلَا يُحِيْطُوْنَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهٖۤ اِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَۚ وَلَا يَئُوْدُهٗ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَ هُوَ الْعَلِىُّ الْعَظِيْمُ
لَاۤ اِكْرَاهَ فِى الدِّيْنِۙ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَىِّۚ فَمَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوْتِ وَيُؤْمِنْۢ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰى لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ
اَللّٰهُ وَلِىُّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَى النُّوْرِؕ وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَوْلِيٰٓئُهُمُ الطَّاغُوْتُۙ يُخْرِجُوْنَهُمْ مِّنَ النُّوْرِ اِلَى الظُّلُمٰتِؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِۚ هُمْ فِيْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ
(3) Verses of Bearing Witness (Ayat al-Shahadah; 3:18-19),
شَهِدَ اللّٰهُ اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۙ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ وَاُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًا ۢ بِالْقِسْطِؕ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُؕ
اِنَّ الدِّيْنَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا ۢ بَيْنَهُمْؕ وَمَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِيْعُ الْحِسَابِ
(4) Verses of Kingdom (Ayah al-Mulk; 3:26-27),
قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ مٰلِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ ؕ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُؕ اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ
تُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَتُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
(5) Verses of Subservience (Ayah al-Sakharah 7:54-56).
اِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِىْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ فِىْ سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهٗ حَثِيْثًا ۙ وَّالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُوْمَ مُسَخَّرٰتٍۢ بِاَمْرِهٖ ؕ اَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْاَمْرُ ؕ تَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ
اُدْعُوْا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَّخُفْيَةً ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِيْنَ ۚ
وَلَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ بَعْدَ اِصْلَاحِهَا وَادْعُوْهُ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًا ؕ اِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ قَرِيْبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ
(2) Ayah al-Kursi (2:255-257),
لَاۤ اِكْرَاهَ فِى الدِّيْنِۙ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَىِّۚ فَمَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوْتِ وَيُؤْمِنْۢ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰى لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ
اَللّٰهُ وَلِىُّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَى النُّوْرِؕ وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَوْلِيٰٓئُهُمُ الطَّاغُوْتُۙ يُخْرِجُوْنَهُمْ مِّنَ النُّوْرِ اِلَى الظُّلُمٰتِؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِۚ هُمْ فِيْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ
(3) Verses of Bearing Witness (Ayat al-Shahadah; 3:18-19),
اِنَّ الدِّيْنَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا ۢ بَيْنَهُمْؕ وَمَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِيْعُ الْحِسَابِ
(4) Verses of Kingdom (Ayah al-Mulk; 3:26-27),
تُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَتُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
(5) Verses of Subservience (Ayah al-Sakharah 7:54-56).
اُدْعُوْا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَّخُفْيَةً ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِيْنَ ۚ
وَلَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ بَعْدَ اِصْلَاحِهَا وَادْعُوْهُ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًا ؕ اِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ قَرِيْبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ
6.Then, repeat the following verses (Surah al-Saffat 37:180-183) three times:
7.Then, repeat the following prayer three times:
as taught by Archangel Gabriel to Prophet Yusuf (Joseph)—peace be upon him—when he was in prison.8.Then, hold your beard with your right hand, raise your left hand towards the sky, and repeat the following prayer seven times:
Holding the same situation, repeat the following prayer three times:
9.Repeat Surah al-Ikhlas twelve times, then say the following prayer:
10.According to al-Sahifah al-`Alawiyyah (a collection of Imam `Ali’s supplications), the following prayer is said after the obligatory prayers:
11.Recite "ilahi hadhihi salati sallaytuha:"
12.Prayer Holy Prophet taught to Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (peace and blessings be upon them) for developing memory:
13.Al-Kaf`ami, in his book of al-Misbah, says to repeat the following prayer three times after obligatory prayers:
14.It is narrated in an inscription handwritten by Shaykh al-Shahid
that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever desires that Almighty Allah will not show him his evildoings (that he did in this world) on the Resurrection Day and will not open the record of his evildoings, should say the following prayer after each obligatory prayer:15.Ibn Babawayh (i.e. Shaykh al-Saduq) mentions one should say the following litany immediately after reciting Tasbih al-Zahra':
After saying this litany, one may pray to Almighty Allah to grant him all his personal desires.
16.Shaykh al-Kaf`ami dua expressing articles of faith:"
Repeat the following prayer three times:
From Baqiyatus salehat The Secret Supplicatory Prayers of Sacredness
17.According to a Word of Sacredness, Almighty Allah is reported to have said to the Holy Prophet (s): O Muhammad, convey these words to those who intend to seek nearness to Me: Be it known to you surely that the following words are the best of what can be used as means of seeking nearness to Me after the obligatory prayers:
This supplicatory prayer is one of the thirty-one secret supplications of sacredness (i.e. supplications that are reported from Almighty Allah directly) that are said for winning this-worldly and the otherworldly requests.
Our master scholars have quoted these supplicatory prayers through connected chains of authority, and some of them are quoted in Shaykh al-Tusi’s Misbah al-Mutahajjid and al-Kaf`ami’s al-Misbah. To see all these thirty-one supplications, it is advisable to refer to al-Balad al-Amin, the Book of Supplications in Bihar al-Anwar, and al-Jawahir al-Saniyyah.
21.From Sahifa Radhvia Ch6 recited for Rizq
(8) Supplication in Prostration at the Time of Distress
Imam Reza (a.s.) has narrated this supplication:
“While feeling weakness or involved in any trouble and tired of misfortunes then go into prostration and put first your right cheek and then left cheek on the earth and every time recite:
Chapter 9 Supplications to be Recited Everyday
(1) Important Supplication for ‘Discharging the Rights of Allah’
Sayed Ibn Taaoos (r.a.) has narrated on the authority of Imam Reza (a.s.) who on the authority of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:
“Whoever wants that the weight of his deeds should exceed the prescribed weight on the scale (میزان) then in order to thank the bounties of the Almighty Allah recite this supplication:
In "Tuhfatu Ridawiyah" he said: Allamah Taqi, Sayyid Mirza Hasan bn Sayyid Mirza Ali Agha Shirazi told me of the following supplication, he mentioned that it was from the proof (may Allah hasten his relief) and some pious scholars has also narrated it. He said: you recite it after every day compulsory prayers and at any other time, it suffices you in your important requests and makes you reach your goal.
22.Supplications after Every Obligatory Prayers 82 Rabeeul Anaam Fi Adeea-e-Khairil Anaam
The author of Mikyaal al-Makaarim writes, “There are times and occasions in which supplications for the hidden Imam, Hazrat Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) have been emphasized, asking Allah for his early reappearance, and these have been supported by Quranic verses, traditions and the intellect. There are numerous invocations, narrated on the authority of the infallible Imams (a.s.) in this regard. A few of them we shall mention hereunder:i)Supplications after Every Obligatory Prayer
Shaykh Saduq (a.r.), in “ مَنْ لَ يَحْضُرُهُ الْفَقِيهْ ” narrates from the ninth Imam, Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s.), the following supplication:
وَ آلِهكِ وَ سكَلّمْ نَبِي اَ وَ بِعَلٰى وَ لِي اَ،
وَ بِالْحَسكَنِ وَ الْحُسكَيْنِ وَ عَلٰى بْنكِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُحَمّدِ بْنِ عَلٰى وَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمّدٍ وَ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَ عَلٰى وَ الْحُجّةِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلٰى عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسّلَمُ اَئِمّةً.
اََللّهُمّ وَلِيّكَ الْحُجّةُ،
فَاحْفَظْهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَ عَنْ يَمِيْنِهِ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِ هِ وَ مِ نْ فَوْقِ هِ وَ مِ نْ تَحْتِ هِ،
وَ اُمْدُدْ لَ هُ فِ يْ عُمُرِ هِ،
وَ اجْعَلْ هُ الْقَائِ مَ بِاَمْرِ كَ الْمُنْتَصِرَ لِدِيْنِكَ،
وَ اَرِ هِ م اَ يُحِب وَ تَقَرّبِهِ عَيْنُهُ فِ يْ نَفْسِهِ وَ فِ يْ ذُرّيّتِهِ وَ اَهْلِهِ وَ مَالِهِ وَ فِيْ شِيْعَتِهِ وَ فِيْ عَدُوّهِ،
وَ اَرِهِمْ مِنْهُ مَا يَحْذَرُوْنَ،
وَ اَرِهِ فِيْهِمْ ماَ يُحِب و تَقَرّبِهِ عَيْنُهُ،
وَ اشْفِ بِهِ صُدُوْرَنَا وَ صُدُوْرَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِيْنَ.
ii)Invocation for the renewal of allegiance for Imam-e-zamaan (a.t.f.s.) after every obligatory daily prayers: Allama Majlisi in Behaar al-Anwaar, narrates from the book, “Al- Ikhteyaar” of Sayyed Ibn Baaqi, that Imam Sadeq (a.s.) said, “One who recites this supplication after every obligatory daily prayers, then he will certainly get the privilege of seeing Imam-e-Zamaan (a.t.f.s.), in sleep or otherwise.
اََللّهُمّ بَلّغْ مَوْلَنَا صَاحِبَ الزّمَانِ،
اَيْنَمَا كَانَ وَ حَيْثُمَا كَانَ،
مِنْ مَشَارِقِ اْلَرْضِ وَ مَغَارِبِهَا، سَهْلِهَا وَ جَبَلِهَا،
عَنّىْ وَ عَنْ وَ الِدَىّ وَ عَنْ وَ لْدىِْ وَ اِخْوَ انِىْ التّحِيّةَ وَ السّلَمَ،
عَدَدَ خَلْقِ ال وَ زِنَةَ عَرْشِ الِ وَ مَا اَحْصَاهُ كِتَابُهُ وَ اَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُهُ.
اََللّهُم اِنّىْ اُجَدّدُ لَ هُ فِ يْ صَبِيْحَةِ هٰذَا الْيَوْ مِ وَ م اَ عِشْتُ فِيْ هِ مِ نْ اَي اَ مِ حَيَاتِىْ،
عَهْدًا وَ عَقْدًا وَ بَيْعَةً لَهُ فِيْ عُنُقِىْ،
لَ اَحُوْلُ عَنْهَا وَ لَ اَزُوْلُ اَبَدًا.
اََللّهُمّ اجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ اَنْصَارِهِ وَ الذّابّيْنَ عَنْهُ،
وَ الْمُمْتَثِلِيْنَ لَوَ امِرِهِ وَ نَوَ اهِيْهِ فِيْ اَيَا مِهِ،
وَ الْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ.
اََللّهُمّ اِنْ حَالَ بَيْنِىْ وَ بَيْنَهُ الْمَوْتُ الّذِىْ جَعَلْتَهُ عَلٰی عِبَادِكَ حَتْمًا مَقْضِيَا،
فَاَخْرِجْنِىْ مِنكْ قَبْرِىْ، مُؤْتَزِرًا كَفَنِىْ، شَاهِرًا سكَيْفِيْ،
مُجَرّدًا قَنَاتِىْ، مُلَبّي اَدَعْوَ ةَ الدّاعِىْ فِيْ الْحَاضِرِ وَ الْبَادِىْ.
اََللّهُمّ اَرِنِىْ الطّلْعَةَ الرّشِيْدَةَ وَ الْغُرّةَ الْحَمِيْدَةَ،
وَ اکْحُلْ بَصَرىِْ بِنَظْرَةٍ مِنّىِ اِلَيْهِ،
وَ عَجّلْ فَرَجَهُ وَ سَهّلْ مَخْرَجَهُ.
اََللّهُمّ اشْدُدْ اَزْرَهُ وَ قَوَ ظَهْرَهُ وَ طَوَ لْ عُمْرَهُ،
وَ اعْمُرِ اللّهُمّ بِهِ بِلَدَكَ وَ اَحْىِ بِ هِ عِبَادَ كَ، فَاِنّكَ قُلْتَ وَ قَوْلُكَ الْحَق :ّ ’’ظَهَرَ الْفَ سَادُ فِ يْ الْبَرّ وَ الْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَيْدِىْ النّاسِ.‘‘
فَاَظْهِرِ اللّهُمّ لَنَا وَلِيّكَ وَ ابْنَ بِنْتِ نَبِيّكَ،
الْمُسَمّیٰ بِاسْمِ رَسُولِكَ صَلّی ال عَلَيْ هِ وَ آلِ هِ،
حَتّ یٰ لَ يَظْفَرَ بِشَیْءٍ مِ نَ الْبَاطِلِ اِلّ مَزّقَ هُ وَ يُحِق ال الْحَقّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَ يُحَقّقَهُ.
اََللّهُمّ اکْشِفْ هٰذِهِ الْغُمّةَ عَنْ هٰذِهِ اْلُمّةِ بِظُهُوْرِهِ،
اِنّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيْدًا وَ نَرَاهُقَرِيْبًا،
وَ صَلّی ال عَلٰی مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِهِ.
iii)Supplication Enhances Longevity
Among the deeds that are stressed upon, is to pray for the early reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) after every obligatory prayer. The author of Mikyaal al-Makaarim has supported this idea with the help of the following tradition which says, “Whoever recites the following invocation after every obligatory prayer, his life will be prolonged till he sees Imam-e-Zamaan (a.t.f.s.).”
اََللّهُم اِن رَسكُولَكَ الصكّادِقَ الْمُصَدّقَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ اِنّكَ قُلْتُ: ’’مَا تَرَدّدْتُ فِيْ شَىْءٍ اَنَا فَاعِلُهُ كَتَرَدّدىِْ فِيْ قَبْضِ رُوْحِ عَبْدِىَ الْمُؤْمِنِ،
يَکْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَ اَنا اَکْرَهُ مَسَائَتَهُ.‘‘
اََللّهُمّ فَصَلّ عَلٰی مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمّدٍ،
وَ عَجّلْ لَوْلِيَائِكَ الْفَرْجَ وَ النّصْرَ وَ الْعَافِيْةَ،
وَ لَ تَسُوْنِىْ نَفْسِىْ وَ لَ فِيْ فُلنٍ.
قَالَ )عليه السلم(: وَ تَذْکُرُ مَنْ شِئْتَ.
1 Mikyaal al-Makaarim, vol. 2, p. 4; Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 86, p. 61 narrating from Ikhteyaar of Ibn al-Baaqee.
iv ) Another Invocation for Longevity
Allama Majlisi, in Kitab al-Salaat of Behaar al-Anwaar, narrates from “Falaah al-Saael” of the renowned scholar, Sayed Ibn Tawoos, who writes, “Abu Muhammad Haroon Ibn Musa relates from Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Yaqub al-Ajali al-Kesaai, from Ali Ibn al-Hasan Ibn Fazaalah, from Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Hakeem, from Jameel Ibn Darraaj, who recounts, “ A man came to the presence of Imam Sadeq (a.s.) and said, “O Master! I have become old and my relatives have died. I am afraid that I too may become a victim of the clutches of death while I don’t have anybody with whom I am acquainted and can refer to him.” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Surely among your believing brothers, there is somebody who is very close to you in relation. Your closeness with him is to the extent of intimacy. Yet, it is necessary that after every prayer, you recite the following supplication:
اََللّهُم اِن ال صّادِقَ عَلَيْ هِ اَل سّلَمُ قَالَ: اِنّكَ قُلْتُ:
’’مَا تَرَدّدْتُ فِيْ شَیْءٍ اَنَا فَاعِلُهُ كَتَرَدّدىِْ فِيْ قَبْضِ رُوْحِ عَبْدِىَ الْمُؤْمِنِ، يَکْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَ اَکْرَهُ مَسَائَتَهُ.‘‘
اََللّهُمّ فَصَلّ عَلٰی مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمّدٍ وَ عَجّلْ لِوَلِيّكَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِيْةَ وَ النّصْرَ،
وَ لَ تَسُؤْنِىْ فِيْ نَفْسِىْ وَ لَ فِيْ اَحَدٍ مِنْ اَحِبّتِىْ.
v) Supplication of Revenge ( (النتقام
Imam Sadeq (a.s.) says, “Among our rights on our Shias is that they hold their beards and say after every obligatory prayer thrice,
اِحْفَظكْ غَيْبَةَ مُحَمّدٍ، يَا رَبّ مُحَمّدٍ،
اِنْتَقِمْ لِبْنَةِ مُحَمّدٍ صَلّی الُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلّمَ.
1 Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 86, p. 7.
2 Jamaal al-Saaleheen, Mikyaal al-Makarem, vol. 2, p. 7.
vi)Supplications During and After Prayers 87
اَ سْئَلَكَ بِحَقّكَ عَلٰى خِيَرَتِكَ مِ نْ خَلْقِكَ،
وَ بِحَقّهِ مُ الّذِىْ اَوْجَبْتَ لَهُ مْعَلٰی نَفْ سِكَ،
اَ نْ تُ صَلّىَ عَلٰی مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمّدٍ اَهْلِ بَيْتِ هِ،
وَ اَ نْ تَمُن عَلٰى السّاعَةَ بِفَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِىْ مِنَ النّارِ،
وَ اَنْجِزْ لِوَلِيّكَ وَ ابْنِ نَبِيّكَ،
الدّاعِىْ اِلَيْكَ بِاِذْنِكَ وَ اَمِيْنِكَ فِ يْ خَلْقِكَ وَ عَيْنِكَ فِ يْ عِبَادِ كَ وَ حُجّتِكَ عَلٰی خَلْقِكَ عَلَيْهِ صَلَوَاتُكَ وَ بَرَكَاتُكَ وَ عْدَهَ،
اََللّهُم اَيّدْهُ بِنَصْرِكَ،
وَ انْصُرْعَبْدَكَ وَ قَوّ اَصْحَابَهُ وَ صَبّرَهُمْ،
وَ افْتَحْ لَهُمْ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ سُلْطانًا نَصِيْرًا،
وَ عَجّلْ فَرْجَهُ وَ اَمْكَنَهُ مِنْ اَعْدَائِكَ وَ اَعْدَاءِ رَسُولِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرّاحِمِيْنَ.
vii)Supplications During and After Prayers 89
I asked, “Whom are you praying for?’ He (a.s.) replied,“It was for al-Mahdi from the progeny of Muhammad.”
Then he (a.s.) said,
اَحْمَشُ السّاقَيْنِ، بَعِيدُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، اَسْمَرُ اللّوْنِ، يَعْتَوْرُهُ مَعَ سُمْرَتِهِ صُفْرَةٌ مِنْ سَهَرَ اللّيْلِ،
بِاَبِیْ مِنْ لَيْلَةِ يُرْعٰی النّجُوْمُ سَاجِدًا وَ رَاكِعًا.
بِاَبِیْ مَنْ لَ يَا خُذُهُ فِی الِ لَوْمَةُ لَئِمٍ، مِصْبَاحُ الدّجٰی. بِاَبِیْ الْقَائِمِ بِاَمْرِ الِ.
اَلْحَدِيْثُ.
Twelfth: Al-Barqi, through an authenticated narration, reported Imam al-Sadiq (a. s. ) as saying, “Whoever repeats ten times the following statement after accomplishing his prayer and before moving his knees from their position, Almighty Allah will erase many of his sins, record for him rewards, and he will be regarded as having recited the Holy Qur’an entirely twelve times.
اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَريكَ لَهُ
اِلها واحِدا اَحَدا صَمَدا لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَدا.
Very much more merits have been reported for uttering this statement of professing Almighty Allah being the One and Only God (i. e. Tahlil) , especially after the Dawn and Evening Prayers and at sunrise and sunset.
Thirteenth: Al-Kulayni, Ibn Baabwayh, and others have reported through authentic chains of authority that Imam al-Sadiq (a. s. ) said, “Archangel Gabriel came to Prophet Joseph (a. s. ) who was in the prison and taught him to say the following supplicatory prayer after each prayer:
اَللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لى فَرَجا وَمَخْرَجا
وَارْزُقْنى مِنْ حَيْثُ اَحْتَسِبُ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لا اَحْتَسِبُ
Fourteenth: It is mentioned in the book of al-Balad al-Amin that the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) said, “He who wishes that Almighty Allah will not stop him on the Resurrection Day for the evil deeds that he has done and that Almighty Allah will not open his record of deeds, may say this supplicatory prayer after every ritual prayer:
اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّ مَغْفِرَتَكَ اَرْجى مِنْ عَمَلى وَاِنَّ رَحْمَتَكَ اَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذَنْبى
اَللّهُمَّ اِنْ كانَ ذَنْبى عِنْدَكَ عَظيما فَعَفْوُكَ اَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَنْبى
اَللّهُمَّ اِنْ لَمْ اَكُنْ اَهْلا اَنْ تَرْحَمَنى فَرَحْمَتُكَ اَهْلٌ اَنْ تَبْلُغَنى وَتَسَعَنى
لاَِنَّها وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يا اَرْحَمَ الرّحِمينَ
Fifteenth: Al-Kaf’ami reports that a man complained to the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) about his ailment and poverty. The Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) therefore taught him to say the following statement after the obligatory prayers:تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى الْحَىِّ الَّذى لا يَمُوتُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً
وَلا وَلَدا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِىُّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبيرا.
According to another report, the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) said, “Whenever a tribulation afflicted me, Archangel Gabriel would come to me and instruct me to say these words. ” According to other validly reported traditions, this doxology may be repeated for fending off evil inspirations, settling debts, and saving from poverty. According to other traditions, the following statement precedes the doxology involved:
لاحَوْلَ وَلاقُوَّةَ اِلاّ بِاللَّهِ.
Sixteenth: In his book of al-Muqni’ah, Shaykh al-Mufid has mentioned the following supplicatory prayer to be said after every prayer:
اَللّهُمَّ انْفَعْنا بِالْعِلْمِ وَزَيِّنّا بِالْحِلْمِ وَجَمِّلْنا بِالْعافِيَةِ وَكَرِّمْنا بِالتَّقْوى
اِنَّ وَلِيِّىَ اللَّهُ الَّذى نَزَّلَ الْكِتابَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصّالِحينَ
Seventeenth: Al-Tusi, Ibn Baabwayh, and others have reported through valid chains of authority that Imam AliAmeer al-Momineen (a. s. ) said, “Whoever wishes that he leaves this worldly life as pure of sins as untainted gold and none will demand him to be sued for a wrongdoing, must recite twelve times after each of the five obligatory prayers the Chapter that describes Almighty Allah; namely, Surah al-Tawheed. He may then stretch his hand and pray Almighty Allah with this supplicatory prayer, which is one of the redeeming matters that Allah’s Messenger (s. a. w. a. ) taught and ordered me to convey to al-Hasan and al-Husayn (a. s. ) :
اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْمَكْنُونِ الْمَخْزُونِ الطّاهِرِ الطُّهْرِ الْمُبارَكِ
وَاَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظيمِ وَسُلْطانِكَ الْقَديمِ يا واهِبَ الْعَطايا يا مُطْلِقَ الاُْسارى
يا فَكّاكَ الرِّقابِ مِنَ النّارِ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَفُكَّ رَقَبَتى مِنَ النّارِ
وَاَخْرِجْنى مِنَ الدُّنْيا آمِنا وَاَدْخِلْنِى الْجَنَّةَ سالِما وَاجْعَلْ دُعآئى اَوَّلَهُ فَلاحاً
وَاَوْسَطَهُ نَجاحا وَآخِرَهُ صَلاحا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلاّمُ الْغُيُوبِ
يا فَكّاكَ الرِّقابِ مِنَ النّارِ اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
The same supplicatory prayer in other validly reported copies of the tradition is as follows:
وَاَنْ تُعْتِقَ رَقَبَتى مِنَ النّارِ وَاَنْ تُخْرَجَنى مِنَ الدُّنْيا سالِما وَتُدْخِلَنِى الْجَنَّةَ آمِنا
وَاَنْ تَجْعَلَ دُعآئى اَوَّلَهُ فَلاحا وَاَوْسَطَهُ نَجاحا وَآخِرَهُ صَلاحا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلاّمُ الْغُيُوبِ
اِلها واحِدا اَحَدا صَمَدا لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَدا.
Thirteenth: Al-Kulayni, Ibn Baabwayh, and others have reported through authentic chains of authority that Imam al-Sadiq (a. s. ) said, “Archangel Gabriel came to Prophet Joseph (a. s. ) who was in the prison and taught him to say the following supplicatory prayer after each prayer:
وَارْزُقْنى مِنْ حَيْثُ اَحْتَسِبُ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لا اَحْتَسِبُ
Fourteenth: It is mentioned in the book of al-Balad al-Amin that the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) said, “He who wishes that Almighty Allah will not stop him on the Resurrection Day for the evil deeds that he has done and that Almighty Allah will not open his record of deeds, may say this supplicatory prayer after every ritual prayer:
اَللّهُمَّ اِنْ كانَ ذَنْبى عِنْدَكَ عَظيما فَعَفْوُكَ اَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَنْبى
اَللّهُمَّ اِنْ لَمْ اَكُنْ اَهْلا اَنْ تَرْحَمَنى فَرَحْمَتُكَ اَهْلٌ اَنْ تَبْلُغَنى وَتَسَعَنى
لاَِنَّها وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يا اَرْحَمَ الرّحِمينَ
Fifteenth: Al-Kaf’ami reports that a man complained to the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) about his ailment and poverty. The Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) therefore taught him to say the following statement after the obligatory prayers:
وَلا وَلَدا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِىُّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبيرا.
According to another report, the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. a. ) said, “Whenever a tribulation afflicted me, Archangel Gabriel would come to me and instruct me to say these words. ” According to other validly reported traditions, this doxology may be repeated for fending off evil inspirations, settling debts, and saving from poverty. According to other traditions, the following statement precedes the doxology involved:
Sixteenth: In his book of al-Muqni’ah, Shaykh al-Mufid has mentioned the following supplicatory prayer to be said after every prayer:
اِنَّ وَلِيِّىَ اللَّهُ الَّذى نَزَّلَ الْكِتابَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصّالِحينَ
Seventeenth: Al-Tusi, Ibn Baabwayh, and others have reported through valid chains of authority that Imam AliAmeer al-Momineen (a. s. ) said, “Whoever wishes that he leaves this worldly life as pure of sins as untainted gold and none will demand him to be sued for a wrongdoing, must recite twelve times after each of the five obligatory prayers the Chapter that describes Almighty Allah; namely, Surah al-Tawheed. He may then stretch his hand and pray Almighty Allah with this supplicatory prayer, which is one of the redeeming matters that Allah’s Messenger (s. a. w. a. ) taught and ordered me to convey to al-Hasan and al-Husayn (a. s. ) :
وَاَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظيمِ وَسُلْطانِكَ الْقَديمِ يا واهِبَ الْعَطايا يا مُطْلِقَ الاُْسارى
يا فَكّاكَ الرِّقابِ مِنَ النّارِ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَفُكَّ رَقَبَتى مِنَ النّارِ
وَاَخْرِجْنى مِنَ الدُّنْيا آمِنا وَاَدْخِلْنِى الْجَنَّةَ سالِما وَاجْعَلْ دُعآئى اَوَّلَهُ فَلاحاً
وَاَوْسَطَهُ نَجاحا وَآخِرَهُ صَلاحا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلاّمُ الْغُيُوبِ
يا فَكّاكَ الرِّقابِ مِنَ النّارِ اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَاَنْ تَجْعَلَ دُعآئى اَوَّلَهُ فَلاحا وَاَوْسَطَهُ نَجاحا وَآخِرَهُ صَلاحا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلاّمُ الْغُيُوبِ